Accounts Payable Analyst/Specialist

Job description

Overview

Waters, the world's leading specialty measurement company that cares about inclusion and diversity is seeking for an Accounts Payable Analyst to support the very successful growth of our businesses across our EMEA region. Waters deliver benefits through innovation and people that enable customer success in the life, materials and food sciences. People create the Waters difference.

By engaging with our hard-working and diverse workforce we continuously evolve, develop and improve our products. We believe in delivering innovative technology and system solutions to our valued customers to enable their success.

Our talented field sales/service and specialist teams have over the years delivered great and balanced business results. With a constant focus on growth and by developing new markets we are able to increase the business even within very challenging economic circumstances.

As the Accounts Payable Specialist, you will serve as a trusted Business Partner to our business management team to increase organisational efficiency and to encourage high performance culture. Our Accounts Payable Functional team is a very professional yet comfortable group to work in. You will be able to utilise your expertise in various strategic projects and to implement them with the constant support from the team.

Responsibilities

• Managing day to day activities within accounts payable
• Handling accounts payable for multiple entities and vendors
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with new and existing vendors
• Define & create AP monthly metrics
• Motivate change & process improvements based on standard methodologies
• Actively participate in ongoing AP/Source to Pay Projects
• Acts as subject matter expert on all AP/Source to Pay Projects
• Maintain & perform system controls for SOX compliance
• Collaborate with key partners on current projects & process improvements

Qualifications

Education:

Experience:

• 5+ Years of analytical and systems implementation experience
• Experience in using SAP accounting & purchasing modules
• Experience using Ariba

Competencies:

• Good leadership skills
• Problem solving skills
• Strong Analytical skills
• Detail oriented and organized
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver results
• Support other functions within the organisation
• A valid passport will be required;
• This is a crossed location position with occasional travels to other territories/countries for activities such as governance of department, local business support, meetings and training.

Company Description

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.

Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We're the problem solvers and innovators that aren't afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We're all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status.

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